Africa: Clpa2019 - Effective Land Governance Critical to Africa's Development

Effective land governance is critical to achieving Africa's development, particularly the continent's 50-year development plan, Agenda 2063, says Economic Commission for Africa's… Read more »

Africa: ECA-Led Road Safety Initiative Praised By Officials in Cairo

Africa has the highest road traffic fatality rates in the world. 650 people are estimated to be killed by road accidents every day, yet the continent is the least motorized region… Read more »

Africa: Women On a Mission for Peace

A joint United Nations and African Union Solidarity Mission: Women, peace and security for development in the Horn of Africa Read more »

Africa: All Set for the 2019 Conference On Land Policy in Africa

All is set for the third edition of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA-2019) which kicks off Monday in Abidjan. Read more »

Africa: Enthusiasm for Regional Integration, As ECA and Trademark East Africa Conduct National Forum On the AfCFTA

The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Trademark East Africa (TMEA) launched the National impact assessment report that presented the effects of the African Continental… Read more »

West Africa: ECA and Partners Convene Capacity Building Workshop On Infrastructure Delivery and PPPs in West Africa

The Economic Commission for Africa and its partners the Global Infrastructure Hub and the African Development Bank will convene A workshop from 26 - 28 November 2019 in Dakar,… Read more »

Africa: The Economic Situation and Short-Term Economic Forecasts for Cabo Verde and the Anglophone Countries of the Ecowas Is the Focus of a Seminar in Accra

A seminar on the recent economic situation and short-term economic forecasts for Cabo Verde and the Anglophone countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)… Read more »

Africa: Experts Discuss Fiscal Risks in Public Private Partnerships

The Macroeconomics and Governance Division of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Tuesday held an Experts' Group Meeting (EGM) to review and validate the draft study on… Read more »

Africa: Experts Urge Member States to Mainstream Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Into Blue Economy Policies

- Experts have urged member States to mainstream climate change and environmental sustainability into blue economy sub-regional and national policies, strategies and plans. Read more »

Africa: Namibia to Implement a Blue Economy Governance and Management System By 2022 Says Khomas Region Governor

ECA, MFMR) - Namibia is in the process of finalising a blue economy national policy as outlined in its 5th National Development Plan (NDP5). Read more »

Africa: Blue Economy Can Be a Site of Economic Production - ECA

-"The blue economy can be a site of economic production, which through its value chain process, can link small, medium and big production firms and thereby promote the alleviation… Read more »

Africa: Stronger Data and Evidence Crucial for Africa's Policymakers

With stronger data and evidence, African governments and partners are better equipped to understand and plan for future risk and to monitor progress toward targets under… Read more »

Africa: Let Us Make the Invisible Visible, Says ECA's Chinganya As Africa Marks African Statistics Day

Everyone counts: quality statistics for better management of forced displacement in Africa, was the theme of day as Africans around the globe marked African Statistics Day today. Read more »

Africa: UN Calls for Action to Tackle 'Ubiquitous but Invisible' Global Road Safety Crisis

Saving lives by improving road safety is "one of the many objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development", the United Nations chief said in his message for the global… Read more »

Southern Africa: With Onset of the Rains, SADC Region On Tenterhooks Following Last Season's Cyclones Idai & Kenneth

The rains are back in Southern Africa bringing dreadful memories to citizens of Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique who in the last rainy season bore the brunt of devastating Cyclones… Read more »

North Africa: North Africa's 34th Icsoe to Focus On Trade Facilitation, Employment Issues

The Economic Commission for Africa will hold, in partnership with the Ministry of Planning, Monitoring and Administration Reform of the Arab Republic of Egypt, the 34th… Read more »

Africa: Extreme Poverty and Inequality Among Africa's Top Challenges, ECA's Ruzvidzo Says

Eradicating extreme poverty and reducing inequality remain some of Africa's biggest challenges which the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is trying to help member States tackle… Read more »

Africa: Experts to Discuss Blue Economy, Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will, in collaboration with the Government of Namibia, through the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, convene a high-level policy… Read more »

Africa: Experts Review New ECA Report On Role of Cities in Domestic Resource Mobilisation

Senior government officials and experts are gathered in Addis Ababa for an Economic Commission for Africa Expert Group Meeting to review the ECA's new report on the State of… Read more »

Africa: Expert Group Meeting On Better Monitoring of Social Protection in Africa

More than twenty-five experts drawn from ministries of economic planning, finance, gender, youth, health, and social development will be meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 12-13… Read more »

Eritrea: Benefits of Regional Integration Reaffirmed in Asmara Communiqué

Regional integration represents a unique opportunity for East African countries to strengthen their economies, affirmed delegates concluding the Economic Commission for Africa… Read more »

Africa: Launch of the October 2019 Issue of the Regional Economic Outlook

Launch of the October 2019 issue of the Regional Economic Outlook Read more »

Africa: Tourism Touted As a Priority Sector for East African Transformation

The travel and tourism industry is an important economic sector that puts the bread on the table for 7.2 million East Africans. According to Geoffrey Manyara, the ECA Economic… Read more »

Africa: Clean Energy for All in Africa Need Sustainable Long Term Financing

Innovative financing solutions could satisfy the growing need for clean and affordable energy in Africa. The new ECA's SDG7 initiative will help towards bridging the financing gap,… Read more »

Africa: Eritrea's Saleh Urges Africa to Tap Into Her Potential and Capabilities to Spur Regional Integration

Africa has remarkable potential and capabilities to leverage on and expedite for regional integration, says Eritrea's Foreign Minister, Mr. Osman Saleh. Read more »